The whole series needs to be adapted really, but obviously The Final Empire would be the starting point. Can you imagine how this would look on a giant cinema screen? Vin and Kelsier flying around everywhere, the landscape, the mists, all of your favourite characters. From what I’ve heard, the movie rights were bought previously but then returned after some time, so they’re up for grabs again. Hopefully with the steadily increasing popularity of Brandon Sanderson, someone will pick them up again and actually adapt them. I’d be more than okay with either a TV series or a set of movies, as long as they remained faithful to the books.
I love stories about World War II and I think this would be a wonderful addition to the genre. A lot of the movies about WWII focus on the male soldiers or pilots, either British, American, or German, whereas Code Name Verity is about two amazing women. Their friendship is one of the most beautiful things out there, and I just know that any potential movie would destroy my soul.
Greek mythology, check. Epic love, check. Two gay men, check. Tears, CHECK. I think that’s a pretty decent summary if you ask me. The Song of Achilles is the story of Patroclus and his best friend/lover, Achilles. And yes, it’s a retelling of The Iliad. It’s epic, and nothing like Brad Pitt’s Troy, which was disappointing and quite honestly quite offensive given the source text.
Can somebody please turn this book series into a TV show? I would absolutely devour the futuristic, sci-fi setting, and the huge cast of characters. And everybody is loving fairytale retellings at the moment, right? I want to see Cinder and Scarlet and Captain Thorne on screen, battling against the evil Lunar Queen and trying to save the world. I would also be able to ship Cinder/Thorne full throttle and there would be GIFs. All the GIFs.
I think that’s it for this post because it’s making me feel a weird mix of excitement and frustration! Which books would you like to be adapted? Let me know in the comments below.
I was one of the few people who wasn’t a huge fan of Code Name Verity, but I do think it could make an amazing movie! I remember it *felt* cinematic in many ways–very easy to picture. & I’ve long wondered why The Lunar Chronicles isn’t a TV show–it could make excellent TV. I’ll be optimistically hopeful that maybe it will happen after the series is finished.
Totally agree! It was so easy to picture what was going on. I really hope The Lunar Chronicles gets optioned/adapted, because I think it would be wonderful with the right writers and cast!
I have not read any of these books yet, but I imagine that they would be hard to produce because of the world-building. 🙂
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True, but they said that about Game of Thrones ;D
YES! I’d love Cinder to be a TV show!
YASSSSS
I really like the selection you’ve chosen – Cinder would rock as a television show, while Code Name Verity definitely has that WW2 movie feel. TBH, I think there are a lot of brilliant YA fantasy/sci-fi series that would work wonderfully for television.
Definitely! I would love to see so many other fantasy series become TV shows. So. Many. Options.
I wanted to totally fist pump and scream, “HELL YES” when I saw you mentioned The Lunar Chronicles! It would make such a great TV series, and that would give us more time to fall in love with these (amazing) characters. I also love the idea of Code Name Verity as a film – that would be epic!
TEEHEE! I don’t think movies would work because I would love for there to be a lot of time spent on worldbuilding and the characters’ backgrounds.
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YES AT MISTBORN! It has the makings of a perfect adaptation! I can just imagine the scenery, and just damn. I want it.
I haven’t read Code Name Verity, but YES, I WANT IT. FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS IN WWII!
I completely agree with Mistborn (and any Brandon Sanderson book, for that matter). I would love to see his worlds come to live on the white screen! I’d also like to add The Night Circus to this list. It’s just so beautiful and magical and I want to see it!
I still need to read Code Name Verity, but I totally agree that Cinder NEEDS to be adapted! It just HAS to be. TV show, movie or whatever, I just need it.
Cinder, and the sequels, would make an amazing TV show. So many characters (and development), so many action, humor and sass 😀 I’m in!
I agree with this list SO MUCH. I would watch the heck out of everything on here, especially Cinder and Code Name Verity! I still need to read The Final Empire, but I’m onto that! 😀
Maybe if Cinder is adapted, I will actually read the series. It’s a thought, right? 🙂
Mistborn would be such an amazing TV show or movie franchise. Can you imagine Kelsier teaching Vin to use Allomancy? Which vials do what and how to manipulate them and how to use the little highway that he made to travel super fast? It’s actually making me jumpy to think about it in the exact same way I get jumpy when I’m waiting for a new Stormlight book. BUT IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME.
ALL OF THESE OMG.
Code Name Verity would be so painful though, like….whoa. But MOAR war films focusing on the ladies please!
And…..STOP. WAIT A MINUTE.
THE MISTBORN SERIES ON THE BIG SCREEN WILL BASICALLY USHER IN WORLD PEACE.